The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-03-16
THE PRESS AND BANNER HAS A DEFEND
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Things.
DUE WEST, : G.. NTarch Il, 1857.
Rev. Stewart preached at Union last sab
bath.
Mr.. y. c. DuTrc and family spent the sab
bath with kindred in the country.
DR.. Widcman has been having improve
mcnts made around his yard.
We are expecting some OF our young NJ ID :
home with their liDnorS thick upon them.
John Roddy. the infant son OF Mr.. and Mrs
]. A. DrvIn. was baYtIsed last sabbath.
Jasper Jones did not steal the money TIC
was recently charged with taking. Another
person has confessed the crime.
We were recently shown u nice lot of bu"
gicS put up by our tOWnSman Mr. COwail
Brock. lie has s"mcthir" new in the buggy
line called the "Amerlcan Queen II is Il
beauty.
Mrs. Anna Bricc has n new fence just erect
ed around her large garden, The panels are
composed of woven wire. The job was pul
through BY Mr.. James f.. Todd.
Dr. ", l.. PrcsSy preached Il very able and
interesting sermon last Sabbath morning
We thought it an extra effort.
Col. J. W. Power was out at church last Sab
bath. and so was Maj. +. w. II. Nance.
We understand that Mr. John Douglas is
doing we'll in tie country to which he has
DR.. Nathan Hcnry's Northern boardcrs
have arrived and he expects another quota.
Mr.. J. h!theus Johnson letter i'll the last
Press and H0nncr was quite Interesting anu
lively reading. He calls spade by its own
name.
We see by the last .dssoriatc Reformed Pres
bytcrinn that Mt. Zion college of Winnsboro,
S. c., has 200 pupils enrolled AMI that $40, 900
have been Spent ON the school Witnn me iaSl
son Wartllaw. was for some time prnclpal o
this school. We don't know always how well
we build.
week for an extended pleasure trip through
Alabama. They take in Birmingham, Cen
terville and other places. AZ these two they
have relatives. Mr.. BrOwnlcc is fine busi
ness man and after close attention to husl'
ness during the past season, he feels like TAX
Miss Mamie Wicklif, of Anderson will,
read the Alumnp essay Mt commencement
as alternate to Miss Emma Woodruff, OF Flor
Mr. D. Cardwcll's circular ought to-, and
probably will receive full attention at the
hands Of our citizens. It ought to interest
the Faculties Of the colleges here.
1t seems that the doctors had GOOD time
at the Medical Society in Troy. pr Wide
man represented our portion of the Hemi
sphere We are glad to see that the Society
will meet here during this year.
One of those musicales will occur Mt the
Female College Friday night. One OF the In
teresting features will be a tenor sung IN com
pany with Madam Fagna's superb air by ono
the young men of Erskinc.
DR.. Lndsay's last sermon in the Baptlsl
church was intensely interesting. lie spoke
upon whislley drinking will! marked eflect
The Doctor DclleEes III ioI:il apsllnciicc ds Ih'
only safe plan. Heis right.
"Nuls to crack" offered tho Baptist Conic,
by the Press and Banner area little too hard
fer that paper or for Baptist" either; after
the position taken by the Courier. The ar
ticle of the Press and Banner had reference
TO the whole course of that paper. on this
question and not to one single editorial alone
The course of the Intcl'igenccr. n Hapilst pa
per, is much to be praised in this matter. II
seemed to be 81 fact that the whiSkey men o
Anderson looked upon the Baptist Courier as
umns on arrival. This is SO stated by the II.
telligencer. These facts doubtless suggested
the article OF the Press and Banner. or course
every one secs that 1T was all boSh aDont II
being an attack on the denomination, In
view Of these facts, ana the idea Is possibly
suggested by an nanti-prohibtionlst;
on dit that Il marriage in the high circles o
LoWndeSville is in the air
Mr. J. D. BrOwnce speaks of attending thu
great international drill in Washington II
May.